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THE SOUTHERN INTELLIGENCER
BAKER, LiMBERT & PERRY,
VOL. 3.
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feradverlleineiita of more tlinii one iqunre.
A .nii.re I ten linen nonpareil. (tlil« «líe t|>ye. I Fifteen
line* In Rravict tyiif
ANHUBNCBMRNT !
r«r Comity Officer. • «i •
For «late Odlcer 10 "0
It(Ml>lt AM) .ion ■•HIINTINU
imr material being entirely new. we «re jireparn.1 to
#xefw" every variety ef
Baal, jat>,4'Hril,nu>l Orunmrulnl Priming
at reaannabla rate , and in a tlyln uu urpaM«d l>y an)
•Aire III the South
All liu ine i eoinmunlcaUnii adrireaacn to
KAKFtt. l.tMUKKT &■ PKRIIY
Jnlelligeitetr OJice. Austin, 71mi
íHisliii Dilrcciclrlj.
^MF.nr hants:
BKDMONI). John, Dealer in «tapie mitl fancy «try
L'OMlIH. I* «til 11 it'1'*' t ^ lv
D., Dealer in clothing, Con crew Avnue.
til2 ly
CI Altll, II.
/ Austin
F HERMAN A Co.. T :«a.,
prneeries, IVewn *uvrf.
I) en lera in dry «ronda and
i'1*2-1 y
HANCOCK, (Jcorire, Merchant, cornet Pecnn and
Cnnprraa Avenue. nl2-1y
TOHNHON & IIAHIIELL, Dealera in dry frond . Con-
• ' irrrM Avenue. iil(Mv
IAVANIUJIMJ S¿ Uro., Dealera innta|de and fancyniy
J troodt. Congress Avenue.
nlS
PIIRl.Pfl St JOHNHTON. Dealer#hi ample and fancy
dry foods, cor. RoUd'Arc nnd Contrre** Atenúe.
TIOBINHON ¿5r Hon, Dealer* in dty poods and irrnee
IV rirs. I'wnn 12
IJORINHON He HTKI-FOX, Dealers in dry good* nnd
IV erneerlea. ConvreM ^voniw ' • • 12
SINNINfiBON. Henry, Dealer in;cifrar and tobacco,
Con* reaa Avenue. _ _
SAMPSON Sc IIFNUICK*. Dealers in dry good and
rroeertea. c*r Peean and Avenue. 12
fPONfi ¿c PATTRRHON. Dealers In groceries and j ro
A vision a. Cmnrress ^rpnu i. 12
rniPPS* Co.. K., dealer in
1 Con
Confront /fvennr.
jrnceries and provisions.
12
MTCCH A NICS.
BRUHII, S. B., Manufiictur r nnd denier in tin ware,
stovea, etc., etc., Corjreas Avenue.
11I8HOP. Josinh. Watch and clock maker, Carnereas
yfvenne.
BAHN. A.. Manufacturer and dealer in jewelry, Con-
gress Avenue.
nHLVIJ. .e p., .Tmthern Fire proof roofer, Coinrre s
Av<nn^
BKNOKNF.R, II. C., Root and Shoe maker, foncress
/
Avenue.
I^KOLAND éf J. \V., dealers In furniture, Pecan
.«.A ".rrcrt- .
FOWLFR. WM. M , Carriage maker and Rlacksmitii.
Pecan street
H~ ~r.R7.00, k, 3ferchant Tailor.no 2, Ziller'a Bui'd-
ine. Pecan atreet.
HORNRF.R^FR, J., T\ilor, in hia new ahnp, Coiijrrca*
Avenue.
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J^OOMI> ^ CHR1ÜTIAN,
Millvctt.
Auenue.
carpenters an Joidnera,
Congreaa Avenue.
C. F., carpenter and joiner, Congreaa
OLIPI1ANT.
alreet
W n. ailveramitb and. jeweler, Pecan
PCNROI), 8. 8.,
I A
iivemie.
Root and «ho*? maker, 'Conprcas
a I.K Kit, K. D. _
doora helnw tfwenann'a. Genérese Avenue:
andd e and .liyrneaa maker, two
v9nlJT
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11A K Ell SMYTH. Apotheeariea aml Druppiata, pe
" can atreet.
fPOWNF.8F.ND. M. W., denier in Drupa, hardware and
-I leather. Contrrea* Avenue,
CON fkptton a j itf. s.
MAI.ITZKY. Louis Ktataurant and Confectionary,
Congreaa Avenue.
MONTAIGNK, O. p.. French Raki*ry and Confection*
ary, and hot eotlee aaloon. Congreaa Avenne.
flMLLMAN. Ed ,
•* ••?, C« n"rna
tmik-j rz-.:
tUSTIN.
APRIL 27, I8 9.
Qr TI ! Suit Aiituiiiu Texan (Its
cribi'H an ciiciiiiiittr, «orno CftoCD iiiíIck
NurtliwcMl ul' that city, bowccn a Mr.
litkymnii #nd n runaway hIuvi , In at
tin; arrcdt nf th«> ni gin,
mail was several tinu; ftneken with a
|jisti l ill i In* hand tif the fugitive mid
Mt'Vcrely wounded. The negro hailed
the Texan suya, " from the region sonic
where lietweeu Hastrop mid Amtin."
Southkkn Pacific Haii.roai> Difficui,
tif.x CoMPUouisCD--Thi.' Texas Hepubli-
can, contains authentic information of
tlit- fortunate adjustment of the difficui
ties heretofore subsisting, between the
rival couijmnics of the Southern Pacific
Hailrottd. The editor rejoices in the
idi-a that the work will now go "brave-
ly on." Perhaps so.
" 11k Dim in .sot tu ii avis Livkd and Dikd
AN Oi.D lt .CIIKI.iPli.' Iiiahiiji Andrew ciiti'i
but' .in Nrtlrlo tu tie limt S<>utli 1,1 Mctli1 d t
Quarterly Review nn II «hup M'Kei:drep The
c oil UK |iiirni.'riiph ¡8 iu the. ward : 1 xrenlly
admired nail Invpd UUImp M Ketulree bul I bui
pi'e tv sure that in une tu nglie erred; hounght
mil have llvrd *tt4d>(l tumid bitchelur. —
Exchangt.
Perlmpa liishop M'Kendrce could not
help it. Virgins, (iow a-days, are not
always secured by the mere asking, if
the experience of the pro tein. can be
taker for aught. They are foolishly ul-
lowed, by silly mothers, to have a will
of their own in such interesting mutters.
Serious Accident to Jiuck W. 15-
OcHii.titke.— From « letter addressed to
Col. YV. A. Tnrlcton, of our city, from a
friend in Marshall, we lament to learn
of a serious, if not fatal accident, which
has befallen the Honorable \V. II. Ochil-
tree. Tho Colonel's correspondent, a
very reliable' person, says :
'• Jud(to Ochiltree ic, I twppow, tlrntl uy thin
lime. Ilia hofw ran uff the tiritlpe with him
this niile of JeHcwon. His wife mw wat for on
ye>tertliiy eTcuinp, It wan Uioiiffht he would
not lire until *be cntiltl reach him.''
A White Man Marauding.—Mr. Pip-
kin, of Parker county, nil esteemed and
estimable member of the Christian Church,
who arrived in Austin on Tuesday last,
reporti the capture of iv white mail bv
the name of Page, engaged in running
off from the vicinity of Pecan Bayou,
some thirty-five or forty head of stolen
horses. The culprit wns lodged in jail,
to open, probably, a now pnjfc in the an-
nals of his existence.
Reataurant. Confectionary and Bak
b venn*.
ARTISTIC.
BARKER M. \v , Pho 0irrnphlc aud Amhrotype Gal-
t""v fnttg^w < %'enne *
LI It A. .\mbr« typi«t. over Fiecinaw'a old
■ ■ **r>re P rati «trert.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AUrriN City Livery JStahle. J« hn T. Mil er propri-
etor. Corner Conureaa Avenue and Roia d'arc at.
Smith'b HOTEL, corner Congrcas Avenue aud Pecan
street. K. R. Smiih, Preprlc tor.
WALMIÍ*H Livery Htable. back of the ^wenaon build
_ Ing. D WAl.SIf
PHYSICIAN'S CAKI)S
lJAKh.lt, 8, W„ Pltyaician nnd burgeon.
** Conirreaa Avenue
Residence
vlnl
liOARDMAN, GEO. T.,8urgeon Deiitiat, Auatin, Tex
as, has re jved hia office from Pecan 8t. to .5wen.
son's W .np,front entrntice up atalra.tirat door to the left.
Pr H sD" particular attention to hia aucceaa in preserr.
ft* ó natural OyKfa. thouaanda of which are loat by ue
f* -t nd bad operationa. ArtiAcinl u nth inanrfed on tlx
^«oat improved methofi. All operationa truaramead
fSr" 'UffUek waited upon at tbeir reaidenccs if deaired
Ktstin Dec. 24 rAH nlí*— I y
en-
cheap
riRONKRITK. Dtt. LYMAN, Deiitiat. No. 4,
^ son's b^iLdinc, Austin. While the paaaion for cb
PeuUstyyAontiniiea to be indulped.plugging cariouateeth,
,aa aniens otaavinp them.cnn never ariae abovethediatruat
jtiiat nowjattenda it.I"« r teeth will continue to ho plugtred,by
unskilful men and loat In a fewyeara. Good work neverfalls
to pieces, good pluga nvver fal out—neither doca the
tooth Ueeay around them. 'Hicy are aa permanently
safe as iftbcv bod never decayed. Dcc 1,'¿8 ví| nl5 tf
NKW MUSIC STORE
IJIiJi j)ii^>rsi)(nf<l inforniii the citizona of
A Hi-
tóle public in ni'iiernl that hiimnaie
>to|-ii nmi itock of mn iu is now eoinp|ete«t. nnd
{Mt h«l( lio^r thoruughly pii jinred tu cxecute
y ord«ri |u tbut lipe- Aa abundant supply in
itbcftnp|i( ofnitu'citunhnnd vtc: Furl'iaiin,
Guitar, yiute nnd rinno. Violin nnd I'inno, VI"'-
tincelio «lid pinno, Clarionet and Piano «imüi
with Pinup, Slid notitfl with Guitar Kccuniunni-
inent, Inutruotor . Orcbevtra nnd Itram-band
mtnie; nUo Ml ort« of nuitic paper. (ruled, 1
•trtnK* fur n'l iir-trument*. (wurrnnted Italian
itringi.) Catalogue nt' inu«ic can be had grat-
ia on application. Permn «ending poat-atamp*
(•«toad of money, are requeated to «end 9 p« |it
tlámpa. Any piece of muiic, even if not on
bMid, will be procured without extra eharse.
CltAS. PPRBNGKlt.
Au'tln. March 2d, 1K>9.-Vnl3n28-Iy.^
Bmattra, Milalt '
Mexican Affairs.—This unhappy
country has again partially recovered
from a lamentable state of anarchy, and
asserts its pretensions to a liberal turn
of Government, under the auspices oí
the Juarez rule, lately established in
Mexico and recognized at Washington
city. The recent reverses of Miram ui
aud his hasty and ignominious tlighl
•Voiu before the bristling wails of Vera
Cruz, seem to nave exerted the inosl
beneficial influences upon the present
destiny of our neighboring sister. Close
upon the heel of these «tiling events,
Mr McLuuc, as Minister Plcnipotcutia
ly f'roiii Ilic Ctuut of Washington, has
ackiiowl" ttgetl ihe Juarez (Jovernnienl
ts I lie only legitimate .'iitkmal power in
Mi xico.
Señor Mata now in New Orh.-ans, h¡u-
leen assured by Secretin y Cass I hut In
will be received as the diplomatic repte
sentative of his country as soon as In
euclies Washington wilh the necessary
eretleutinU.
An 0i.d ('1ti7.f.n Mi'iuiKiiF.n uy Indians,
near Kerh\it.i.k.— A letter published ii
the San Antonio Texan, gives the ae
count of another mchiiiclmly murder of
an old Texian citizen, committed by four
Indians, on the IItil instant, oil the riv
er just above Kerrville. Mr. Nichols,
once a resident of San Antonio, on Moil
day afternoon, with two other gentle
men, started out on nil expedition tor
hunting turkies When they hail pr
ceeded up the river sonic two miles, an
approaching thunder storm induced Nich
ols to (urn back, his comrades emitinu
ing the excursion. The latter had not
gone fur before the voice of Nichols as
though in distress, and the report of h
gun arrested their steps. Hasteuing to
the plnce from whence proceeded the
noise, they discovered the unfiH'tunutc
huntsman a lifeless corpse, cut and
mangled in '',e most horrible manner.
The deceased had only a rifle, while the
Indinns were supplied both with tiro-
nrms and bows and arrows. Tho fight
was a running ono, and kept up for half
a mile be ore the savages could snecccd
in dispatching their victim- A numbw
of citizens and nine mounted men from
Camp Verdo, wer« engaged in pnrsuit
of the Indian* «lie tfeo kwt wmiif enoe
ru rccclvcfj,
Edituriul (!urrrii|iuoilrnrr.
San Antonm. 21st April 18£ 9.
Intki.i.kjknckr:—Ordinalily the dot-
lings of the closest observer from the
Statu Capital to the " undent city" can-
not be or general interest. Hut it seems
to the writer, that he saw things worthy
of being ehronieled before li<* fuirly left
the "preeinets of Austin " Cro>sin*g the
rivei l y the shallow ford, where Grum-
bles terry for "loaded wsgons," was
once í t use, 1 met,on the sand bur,what
seemed to be a countless herd of Mexi-
can sheep. I was told that there were
five thousand and that an equal number
had preceded this drove a few days lie-
fore. I met other herds and saw large
flocks during my entire journey. In-
deed it may lie said, that the sheep ma-
nia has bt'i'ouie contagious in western
lexus Much capital has already been
invested aud sheep ranches and herds-
men are in great demand.
i have not tho time nor experience to
enter into calculations, as to the advan-
tages slid profits of this branch of busi-
ness. Experience alone can demonstrate
whether the enthusiastic calculations can
lie realized. Ami the experience of
some adventurers will prove nothing
again t the business To succeed one
must have knowledge, experience, cal-
culation, patience, industry, watchful-
ness and perseverance. Few men pos
sess all or any great number of these
essentials Therefore very many em
barking iu this business must fail.—
Certainly the climate, rolling rocky
lands, good pasturage and browsing,
warm wir.tcrs, and dry weather ironer-
ally, invite to the business. And the
wool market is not more likely to be
overstocked than the cotton market.
Aii easy days drive carried me across
the Blanco uní1 San Marcos, through
the little town of that name to the way-
side rest for travelers presided over by
Gcn.'l John D. Pitts.
The only on dit of interest at San
Marcos was a nearer union uboiit to
take place in the mercantile firm of liar
bco aud Hubbard. The Junior partner
(us the firm reads) was giving his fair
daughter in marriage to his late Senior;
but in this instance the " J iiuior and
Senior" convey no notions of age. The
couple are both young and huppy; and
the uieicantile firm, I am glad to say,
trust worthy aud prosperous. The lit
tie town of San Marcos seems to be in
statu quo. Nevertheless the good den-
izens might claim, tliut they have exten-
ded tiieir "magnificent distunccs" all
the way to the Guudaloupc. " String
town" is now strung all the way, there
being but two vacancies between the
farms, lying at the foot of the hills,
which spread out above, all covered, as
they are, with cedar brakes and building
stoue.
Some ot the thriving farmers have al
ready adopted the wiser economy of
building, stone instead of cedar fences.
Never luivu the crops all the way from
Austin to the Salado looked more prom-
ising—that is, they have never been so
f rwnrd notwithstanding the scarcity of
rain.
On the String town road, on Sunday
il'tei'iinon, 1 met large nuuibu;s of well
Ircased, handsome and happy looking
negroes They lui l been to "meeting,''
ihul is, to hear preaching by the Metho-
dist Minister uppointed to pn ucli to the
Hlaiks upon the San Marcos aud Guad-
alupe rivers this year. The evidence
NO. 86.
Mr. D. Murchisson has just returned
from a trip "to the States." He has iu
dueed some Bostoninns to come out,
who are " prospecting" the manufiictu
ring advantages. And Mr. Murciiisaoti
tells me, that he has induced a number
of his kindred in the sturdy old State of
North Carolina to agree to tuke up the
line of march for the tíiiadaloupe.
I am sorry to have to add, that some
of our friends arc making room for the
immigrants to our land of promise. I
'vertook that old Patriarch of Travis
Democracy, Hull Medlin, with his fam-
ily and some of his friends, in all se
venty souls—tho women nnd children
stored in wagons drawn by oxen and
mules, while many of the men were dri-
ving n great herd of cat' le. They have
set their faces towards tho setting sun,
and will not stop short of the gold pla-
cers of California,
Regretting to lose my old friend and
client who is "a Democrat, an honest
man, n Baptist'' and as much of an "or
gunizer," asa mon of that venerable faith
ought to be, I enquired the reason of
his departure. He said that "luek had
been ogainst him for several years," and
lie thought ho would try a new coun-
try.
My litter has already becomo too
long; so to you readers adieu for the
present. G. W. P.
Flirting. — In dishonest affairs of the
heart, woman is generally the greatest
(if not the only) sufferer. Tho reason
is plain -woman's affections are more
apt to become interesfed in such affairs
than men's nro 'Ihe men—-favored be-
ings ! can make love when and whore
they please, without ever feeling one of
its genuine yearnings. With them
vanity, curiosity, the spirit of adven-
ture and passion, art the moving forces
They find it " pleasnnt" to flirt wilh
some ugreenble girl—they are amused
—tiiey like the entertainment of kind
receptions, blushes, loivng looks, and
words and smiles. That is, they like
nil these things until the novelty wears
off, or until tliey become " too busy" to
spend any more time in pleasure, when
they can give it all up without a sigh ;
forgetting, in the excitement and whirl
>f business, that they ever" did or said
a thing to cause a woman to believe she
was important to their happiness.
But few women can flirt long untouch-
ed of feeling. Towards tho man she
can permit to hold her iiand, sit beside
her telling confidential stories, gnziiig
upon her the while with that expression
which oan be so well imagined lint so
feebly described, whose attentions ami
apparent devotion she never repulses or
discourages woman can not, ordinarily,
long maintain indifference. Affection
in a woman's heart is but a light sleep-
er. and a touch or a whisper may arouse
it there, when ill a man's heart the
thundering of all the guns of Sebastopol
might fail to make it start or stir.
Why this is so, might perhaps bo told,
Out here it needs no explanation. The
fact, is all ilint is necessary to show
how foolish it is, and how dangerous
to her own peace, for a woman ever to
fli t.
If mtMi like the business, let them try
it on each other. It is not fair for flint
and iron to enter the lists against brit-
tle crystal, or against pure, soft gold—
nor for the Hon to wrestle with the dove.
of good living, ami line dressing, of fine
health ami general contentment, of no
more woik than is healthful exercise,
would l>e a h oson to the negro shriekers
of the north, whose "white laborers'
pi'i'seui no sirIi appearance of ease,com
tort and contentment.
And tin religious levotion and fam-
ily attachments ot these civilized me
liven ol our southern soil should causi
the one idea southern politicians to
pause iu lhuir mad career, ol' wishing t
precipítate upon lis a million ol savage
Africans, to satisfy the dangerous ao
pinstry ol making negroes so cheap,
that every boilv can buy them, and save
their children from the " degradation of
working iu the Held."
The state of tilings in aud around New
Brauiifels gives ihe unanswerable con
fiadiction to the slanderers of our cli-
mate and soil, as well as of our wise
institutions, who continue to prutc.thnt
the white man cuiinot work upon Texas
I arms, and that " slave and free labor
cannot exist iu the same country "—
Here is a population of six to eight thou-
sand Germans, occupying a small space
in the («naduloupn valley, and who own
but few slaves. That their early settle-
ment was attended with many priva
lions is familiar to allr Unaccustomed
to the habits of the backwoods men,
they could not, so soon surround them-
selves wilh conveniences. A ml yet by
their labor, they have reared per'inawiit
comfortable habitatioss und turned their
farms into gardens. Tliey have " old
corn enough" for the next year's supply,
for which there is no market at any
price. Tliey are glad to deliver it iu
this city at forty ccnts per bushel.
Before every door yott see a huge red
ox wagon with broud tyro—and either
yoked to tlwrn or gracing upon the Prai
rie you see ten or a dozen yoke of broad
horned oxen for every wagon. Their
shops, too, are turning out wagons,carri-
ages. saddles, harness, fnrnitore, Inciter
matches, ploughs and almost, everything
needful. Mr. Tor rev's mill, with water
power enough for Lowell, is turning
mit excellent merchantable floor,while the
owner la a ioael/ wailing for tbo new
crop,
Fire—Loss of two Car Loads or Cot-
ton.—Just as we were going to press,
we noticed from our office window the
sudden conflagration of a large quantity
of cotton which was being conveyed
across the river. The wind was blow-
ing strongly at the time, aud a spark
from the locomotive it is supposed, fal-
ling upon the the cotton,it was instant
ly in a blaze, It ivns necessary to as
cend the grade before any efforts could
be made to extinguish it. Such was
the violence of the wind that the fire
was commiinicated to a quantity lying
upon the platfoim at tho depot. One
of the cars was saved by throwing off
the burning freight ; the other was en-
tirely consumed.
The loss falls principally,we are told,
upon the House of Blum & Mayfinm, of
this cify. Their loss, we believe, is
about sixty bales. The whole amount
consumed we have not as yet ascertain-
ed. The depot buildings wore in dan-
ger front the burning of the platform,
but were saved by the exertion of the
citizens, who collected at. the depot as
soon as tho ularm was given. Owing
to this disaster, we shall defer our cot
ton receipts until next week.— Richmond
lfoporltr.
ftáT- The Daily Texan mentions the
death, by suicide, of Gottleib Humeri ,
in Comal" Town. He fad been sick for
a long time, und had been unable to
work for some two years, and it was
siqrposed that this, together with the
heuvy doctor's bill that had accumulated,
nduced him to commit the deed.
BANK SI'mimos.
Written for the Int.lligeiic.r,
IT lBa¿a H. BOO.*,
On Cupid'* bank Lo c dt.w a draft
In favor ofuyulf,
And payablitln klmt, qu.SVl
From «Mo* fair maldtn elf.
I clutched Ue check with eager flip,
Before Ihe Ink had dried,
Aad let not many moment, dip
E'er to the I'ank I hied.
Wilh trembling heart, yet firm rtaolra,
1 felt a «herpialt fellow,
When 1 dcuian led payuitpt of
Sweet May, tae paying toller-
Sh gaird upon the t crip aakance,
In coquetry well trained,
Coucclflng at a (ingle glance,
The Import It contained.
Then backward threw her curly head,
At if .he had intended
To pay me off. bat «Imply .aid
"Thla bank h ta Juat tuiptndtd."
Chagrined, I left, and ever al nee,
Have looked with much dlatrt.lt
On all ahln-pUatcr currency,
For bank are aure to bu'at-
Letter from "Our John."
Goliad, Texas, April 9th, 1859.
Mechrs. Baker & Lambert :
Since 1 left Austin I have not seen or
heard anything that would be of inter-
est to the masses, and for tlmt reason I
shall not trouble you with a long letter.
The weather has been dump, cloudy,
and very disagreeable for several days,
and present appearances Bcem to indi-
cate a continuance of tho same unpleas-
ant state of things. Crops, in most lo-
calities through which I have passed,
are looking extremely well, and, unless
wo bo cursed again with a very " dry
season," an abuudunco of every thing
will be made.
The Stock and Agricultural Fair at
this place, adjourned on Tuesday last..
It is said to liavo been au excellent af-
fair, and passed off to the entire satis-
faction ot all parties interested. Such
associations are calculated to be of great
advantage to tho funning and stock-
raising interest of the country, and
should be oncouraged. There are a
great many traders here, and hut littlo
stock, consequently they ore going at
very high figures. But enough of this.
The Democracy of this county are, as
usual, in perfect ecstacies nt the pros
pcct of again demolishing tho enemy.—
In almost every county large and enthu-
siastic conventions have been held, aud
delegates uppointed to attend tho Hons
ton Convention Such is the interest
felt in the thorough organization of the
party, that in many counties the enor-
mous number of fifteen or twenty men
have met in the primary conventions ;
and certainly no "good and truo" Demo-
crat will question the propriety of the
nominations to tie made, when there is
such overwhelming evidence of tho pop-
ular faith iu the necessity of tho conven-
tion. By the-by, wt intend todo "divers
and sundry" things ut Houston. First,
we shall adopt a disunion platform with
un African Slave trade plank ; next we
shall indicate by the spirit, if not by the
letter of our "p'wiunciamento,' that it is
absolutely necessary for tho thorough
spread of Democratic principles to have
political judges. But you must not fall
out with lis if we are a littlo tender-
footed on this subject, for you must re-
collect we are yet very sore under the
galling defeat of last summer. We will
then saddle our most availai le stock
with tho nominations, mid enter hearti-
ly into the race. The present worthy
incumbent, on account of tho vt'y ac-
cept able manner iu which he li.is distri-
buted his patronage, shall again go forth
us the standard bearer of our party iu
the Gubernatorial rnce. Next we shall
select the giant, Lubbock, to preside
over the landed interest of our country;
aud last, though not least, we will in-
vest gallant Oldham with Congressional
honors. And woo be to the valiant
knights who may be pitted against thctu.
On moro mature deliberation we may
decide upon making somo alterations on
the above ticket; but of ono fact you
may rest assured, we will put none but
"brilliant men iu power, for they are
unmanageable," neither will we have
any who wilt not distributo their pat-
ronage among tho working men of the
party.
But I promised to bo brief, and for
the present will conclude. At Houston
1 will write you again ; 'till then adío*.
OUR JOII.V.
Dr. fluker*! Method ol Trrating Snake Biles.
For the Southern Intelligence.
A can.*, April 82d, 1859.
Ma. Editor :—
In your paper of tho 8th lost., yon
publish a remedy for unnke bites, at
the close of which you allude to a con-
versation I had with you oil tho subject
Tho remedy to which you allude was
published iu the Annual Heport ul the
Smithsonian Institute for 1854, and
was communicated by Dr. David Bruin
ard, of Chicago, and is known by the
name of Bruinurd's Hornedy tor the bite
of the rattlc-snnke. It was used, how-
ever, in this State, four ysurs before
that publication.
In 1851 a medical gentleman from
Eastern Texas, whose name I regret to
have forgotten, stated to mo that tho
solution of lodino in Hyd. Potass, ac-
cording to the formula of tho United
States Dispensatory, or if that could not
immediately bo obtained, the tincture
of lodino, would be found the beat rem-
edy for tho bite of vonomous snakes,
spiders and reptiles, that had ever been
recommended. Since that time I have
treated twenty-seven cases of snake
bite, and have used no oilier local rem-
edy. This list includes three casus of
liite from tho rattle-snake, one from the
cotton-mouth, and the remainder from
the coppcr-hcad. I havo also treated
scvoral cases of the bito of the tarnu-
tula aud tlui sting of tho centipede with
the samo remedy, and in every case
with entire success. A ligature should
bo applied at once to"tho iimb, and the
wounds made by tho fangs of tho snake
should ho incised freely and a cupping
glass immediately npplied if ono can be
obtained ; if not, it is desirable that the
wound should he sucked by sotne friend
or attendant ao long as there is any
flow of blood or sernm This in a per-
fectly safe operation. Tho solution is
then iuserted into tho wounds as thor-
oughly an possible, and a pledget of
lint saturated with tho sumo placed
over liiein. It is ulso desirable to up
ply tho Iodine with a fcathor or bit of
sponge to tho surface, as far ns the
swelling and hardness extends, and to
renew (lie application as often aa the
am fuco becomes dry. A stimulant seems
to bo required in all casos, and for this
I prefer the Liquor of Ammonia, of which
thirty drops to n tea-spoonful may be
given in n little toddy or sweetened
water as often as roquired.
Bui there is another remedy for the
bite of tho rattle-snnko which will un
qu?stionably supercede the Iodine. I
alindo to Uibron's antidoto as communi-
cated by Prince Paul, tho celebrated
naturalist, to Mr- DeVesey, aud by him
to Dr. Hammond of the United States
Army. The Antidote is prepared ac
cording to the following rccipo :
R. Poianai ludtdl gr. 4.
Hydrarg. Clilo. Cor. gr. 2.
U uuiinf. drachm G -ui.
Ten drops of this mixture diluted
with a eouple of tnHc-spoonfuls of wine
or brandy, constitute a dose, to be re
pcuti d if necessary I would remark
that the tendency of Bromine to evap-
orate is such that great care must be
taken to soeure it ; it must lie kept In
nicely fitted glass stoppered vials, and
in us cool a pi ce as possible
Dv. Hammond, in u communication to
the American Journal of Medical Sci-
ence, January, 1858, says : "During a
recent expedition to the Rocky Moun-
tains, I had several opportunities of
testing its efficacy, and since my return
have performed additional experiments
with it The results have been, upon
the whole, exceedingly satisfactory, and
I think, when taken in time, may he en-
tirely dependod upon in the poisonous
wounds of (ho rattle snuko, and perhaps
also in those of other venomous ser-
pents." I will only add that the author-
ity is such as to givo mo entire confi-
dence in its success.
S. W. BAKER.
Bf.v. J. C. Wilson.—The San Antonio
Herald regrets to learn that the con-
tinued ill health of this eloquent Minis
tor, has ennstruimd him to resign tli
charge ot the Methodist Church at San
Antonio
tV Mr. Philip Diet* was accidental-
ly drowned in the Guadalupe riyer, near
New Hraunfels. The S A. Texian says
he was an old citizen of Comal county.
tST From Thursday morning's way
hill, it nppcars that General Houston
came a passenger on the stsgo on that
trip, from " thjo Bsyou * a§ far w
pisnham,
Lnleil Newt.
Arizona.
Those who have suffered much from
flic contagion of "tho Arizona silver
fever," will read the urticle below witli
some degree of interedt, if not of en-
lightenment. A local paper would hard-
ly underrate the advantages of the
country iu which it is published. Hence
the following statement in regard to
the silver "blocks and panels," said
to glow " in the mines of tho Veiled
Meadows," is entitled to the indulgence
of unquestioned credibility.
•- Moiis • "Nkws-' " from AnuowiA.—A New
York daily journal linn Hie following highly In-
teresting Item of "new*" Irnm Arizona:
' Kunrmouit auiounl of ailvar linira been dis-
covered at ilia mines of the Veiled Mwtdowg.
of Arizona. It Ilea In block nd paneta. In
many Inaiancva laaatea weigh tuus, yielding
IVoiii seventy to ninety per cant ol sino with
coppcr.'
Itero I another apeolr.ion of tho rl'licalon
falsehoods which have been awiilldwotl bv Ba-l
era piper , In reference to Arlsonn. In this
ca e. the mine are not only manulttetiirt'd, but
nl-o Ihe placa where tbej>©.tt« ihem. It Is a
trifle singular that It dial iwt occur totlir paper
nh'c-i first published Mm sbsfu Ham, tlmt
" Monks"' of iUmt " ylctd'n* fr-rntf seventy to
nlir ty per oenlof sine with copper," would h-'
someway of a curiosity i Such alwariuahk
Ilea areoulyasltuhiodto Cop# (' ls
/Ajo '
nicn.
INSt'KttKCTinN IN JAMAICA.
Now York, April 13.—IJy a lato iirriml from
Kingston, Jamaica, wo lunni that au inaurrec
lion of ihe bincha luid broken out at VVcalniore-
land, in conscrjucnce of the Imposition ol'a new
tax.
The troops had bien ordered oef, and the
revolt, It was thought, would be *p«odily up-
prcsst-d.
>ORItl>T anu WILMS cisr.
The old libel ease of Forrest vs. Willis came
up tJ-duy, in court. In this city, nnd a verdict
was given agaiiuit Willi , iiuurding damage in
liic sum of a^M-
I.ATKIt ritos SALT LASS cltv—mobs tsol-bl*
with TIIK mokmons.
St Louis. April 16.—The Ctali mails arrived
heru ta-dny. laiuging datea Irom 8alt bake
City to the I5tll lilt.
The Mortnona at Provo had mnii|fe li d much
indignation in con etjueiioe of Gnu. Johnson
having atatioiieil a delacbinrnl of United Slates
troops at ihnt plnce during the Hussion of the
court.
Tb ro were rumors of threatened colll ton
betnetia the Mormon and the Itoops, nnd Gov-
ernor Camming bail Ileon sent (or to uau hia In-
(luo-iee and authority in preserving peace.
Salt b.ikc City 1 lufegted with an organized
banditti, some of whom have been arrested.
The Indians urn very troublesome along the
routo of the California Mail Company, and
continue to commit depredation upon their pro-
party aud to Interfere with the muda.
tub wanokrwi's slavkuolm-.rs.
giivannh, A|iril 1ft.—The United .Stales Dis-
trict Court to-day found a true bill again !
Messrs. Cha . Lamar, R. f. Aiken. John T.
Tucker, and oilier , for holding hi slave the
Africans that were la-ought to the United
Stales In tha yacht Wanderer.
the sicxlss trial—pcsucatio or mrs. siciixs
covr* sioN.
Washington. April Id.-The oonlesaion of
Mrs. Sickles, hi rtgard to her criminal Inter-
Course with Philip Hartón Key,giving time and
place of their numerous meetings, (some ol
Ihem. as appears, In her own parlor.) has l«oa
copied by the reporter of Hoiqo uf the ftuw
York paper and publtitinT In fhd. iwtwhh-
atnndlejr it wse rul'-d out by tbe eowrt as i,ie'l-j
m.'fsTh liiryidenffV
Removal of the Jadkai
Wt find the following communica-
tion, iu reUtiou to the ren oval «if tha '
Indiana, iu the San Antonio Texan, and
at the request of Maj. U. S, Nuighbori,
give it a place in our oolumua:
Dcpartmkst or the Intmuor, )
Offlce Indian Affairs, {-.SE#,
Sir:— 80th Martih, 1859.)
Froiu the information communicated
in your several reports, and otherwise
obtained, it has become painfully mani-
fest that the colonization of the Indians
of Texas in the two reservations hereto-
fore selected, must be discoutinaed, the
reservations abandoned, the Indians re-
moved whore they oan be protested
from lawless violence, and effective
measures adopted for tbeir domestics
lion and improvement. Measures for
that purpose will therefore be adopted
with as little doluy as practicable.
Tho only place to which they can be
removed and permanently located if
(he country leased from the Choctaw
and Chickasaws, lying between 98 and
100 degrees of west longitude; but
some preliminary arranginent must
necessarily bo mudo before their remov-
al there can be commenced. The conn-
try is very much exposed, and the Co-
raanches K'ing now in a state of hostili-
ty, the movement must bo preceded by
the establishment of a military post at
tho proper pofoé, with an adequate'.
forco for the protection of tbe Indiana
and the agent tnuler whose control the?
are to be placed It is expected that
measures for that purpose will bo im-
mediately adopted by the War Depart-
ment. At the samo timo the Superin-
tendent for the Southwestern Suporln-
tendoncy will bo instructed to select a
proper site for the agenoy and to pro-
ceed to croct the necessary buildings
for the accommodation of tho Agent,
Mr. B'air, who will be required to tako
post there as soon as it is safe for him
to do so, and proceed to muke the neo-
essary preliminary avrangmunts for re-
ceiving and properly locating tho differ-
ent tribes aud bands that are to be
placed there. With every effort that
can be made to be prepared for he pur-
pose, It Is not believed to bo practica-
ble to oointnence tho removal of the In-
dians boforo fall or winter, and it Is
hoped that they will ho permitted to re-
main in pence and quiet wlicro they aro
till then Von will coinmnnlcato to tha
authorities and people of Texas tho fant
that tho Indians aro to tie removed and
that this is to be dono as early in the
fall or whiter as it can be, and nse yonr
best exertion-i to induce them to refi-nin
from molesting them. You will also
inform the Indiana as soon as It may
be Judicious to do so, of what Is con-
templated in regard to them and gradu-
ally prepare-their minds for the change.
Meanwhile it is hoped they will lio aid*
to i aiao an abundant crop, so at to have
sufficient for their subtiis'eiice in remov-
ing to their new loeation and for some
timo after arriving there, and thus avoid
a henvy expense to the Government;
for tho inciiHPreinust bo conducted with
the utmost economy, not only as a mat-
ter of obligation, but because of the
very limited means at tho disposal of tho
Department for the purpose In view
of the fuel you will do all in your power
to limit the expenditures for tho Indians
on the reservation during the spring
and summer, so as to husbaud as much
of the existing appropriation as possible
To aid in concerting the heat plan for
relocating the Indians in the proper
muuncr, you will pienso communicate
to Superintendent Rector, as soon as
practicable, I ho inline and number of the
different bunds, which of them will
agree best with each other und can be
colonized together ; and about what
quantity of land will be required forac-
tuttl use and occupancy by cucli divi-
sion, together with any other informa-
tion thai will uid in forming a correct
judgment ns to tho proper manner of
locating them, u copy of which you will
also forward to this Office. As soon as
tho Department can bo advised of tho
arruiigtnciiU having been so far consum-
mated as to admit of the commencement
of opcrnti ins, further and full instruc-
tions will lie forwurded to you in rela-
tion thereto.
Very resi«ctfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
[Signed] CHARLES E MIX,
Acting commissioner.
R. S NKiaimons, Esq., Sup't Indian
Affairs, San Antonio, Texas.
^ ' " ' -f
Tiik Henmnusen Expedition.—The
fullowlng article clipped from that pa-
per, shows what the Weekly Arisonian
thinks of llenningsen's contemplated
expedition :
'• Emigrants Comino.-- From the ea tern pa-
K-rsaud private letters, we b arn that General
enniitgsen, tho noted flllibnator, is expected
to atart fur Arizuua early in Juno, with one
thousand " emigrants,'' probably of the Nicara-
gua surt -to colonize the San Pedro valley t
Recruiting lor lh¡ parpoae. I now going on at
St. l.oui*. New Orleiina, and other cltba. If
these " emigrant " are of tito sort that carry
minie rilles. bayonets, and «volver , such as
have been aeutout by (Jen. Win. Walker, they
ara not wanted here. W« have little raith in
Ikls niovemant. '— H'wt/n .trúoaiaa.
Wells on the Desert.—The Over-
land Mail Company liavo succeeded in
sinking eoverul fino wells on die Colo-
rado desert, In oacii ease finding water
at a depth of about fifty feel. Efforts
ure still being prosecuted with tha
prospect of supplying that desert coun-
try with water —Ariximinn.
There aro fourteen morning and six
fveoiopr pnpora published iu Louden.
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